arena talks: When they're ready to come back to the table and have a discussion understanding this mandate from Calgarians, we are ready and willing to have that discussion with them, according to Toronto Star. Flames president Ken King would not comment on the outcome of the election, a team spokesperson said Tuesday. As I've said for many, many weeks, the city has never left the table, Nenshi said after his victory speech Monday night. Article Continued Below An immediate renewal of arena talks seems unlikely, given the personal tone the issue took on. And it was his voice countering King's in the public back and forth over who should pay how much for the arena. Read More Calgary Flames halt talks with city on new arena react-empty 157 Calgary Flames torch pursuit of new arena to replace Saddledome Calgary Flames president says team has become a have-not in NHL economy Nenshi has one vote on council though his voice carries considerable influence as mayor. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

costume: On Monday, the Toronto Star published an op-ed from a woman who was disturbed that her child was sent home from school after a teacher called her costume offensive, according to Metro News. The little girl was wearing a Native princess costume. With Halloween just around the corner, cultural appropriation is about to be everywhere. She feels this decision was a horrible message to send to children, that it stifles imagination and denies that we share enough common humanity that we might be able, just for a day, to imagine ourselves as someone else. There is absolutely no excuse for any adult or child to dress up as a Native princess or anything depicting any race or culture. To that I say check your privilege. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

discussion understanding: As I've said for many, many weeks, the city has never left the table, Nenshi said after his victory speech Monday night, according to CTV. When they're ready to come back to the table and have a discussion understanding this mandate from Calgarians, we are ready and willing to have that discussion with them. A new building for the NHL club became civic election fodder when Calgary Sports and Entertainment pulled out of spectacularly unproductive negotiations within days of Nenshi kicking off his campaign for a third term. Flames president Ken King would not comment on the outcome of the election, a team spokesman said Tuesday. Nenshi has one vote on council -- though his voice carries considerable influence as mayor. An immediate renewal of arena talks seems unlikely, given the personal tone the issue took on. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

u.s: It has demanded that Canada and Mexico be barred from receiving any more in government contracts, dollar-for-dollar, than American companies receive in those two countries, according to Rabble. It has rejected Canada's call for an end to right-to-work laws in 28 U.S. states. The administration says that countries should be allowed to opt out of Chapter 11 dispute-resolution panels, which allow corporations to sue governments for political decisions that hurt their business. Trump also opposes raising the federal minimum wage in the U.S. from the current 7.25 per hour to 15 per hour. Given the United States has submitted its formal notice to withdraw from the United Nations climate agreement reached in Paris, the U.S. unlikely to agree to an environment chapter in NAFTA. Former U.S. trade negotiator Wendy Cutler says the Trump administration would only support a chapter on gender inequality if it was aspirational, had only soft commitments, and was not enforceable. Trump backs the U.S. dairy lobby's demand for the elimination of Canada's supply management system. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

interiors: On the residential side, Tower Interiors has designed numerous homes in the Halifax area, according to The Chronicle Herald. Tower says residential designing offers a bit more of a challenge, but also more of a reward. As an award-winning interior designer and founder of Tower Interiors, she's helped design hundreds of both commercial and residential properties in HRM. Throughout more than 20 years in business, Tower Interiors has helped their clients decorate hotels, hair salons, restaurants, clinics, condominium buildings and retail spaces, just to name a few. When you pull off a fabulous design that they're very happy with, they think that you are just spectacular, says Tower. Tower said she doesn't really have a design style, it's more of a balance between her company's vision for the space and the client's. They'll give you hugs and refer you to friends, and that's very rewarding. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

jenin region: He has been in Canada, living in Montreal, for almost ten years, according to Rabble. He claimed refugee status on arrival, but despite coming from territory under violent military occupation, his refugee claim was denied. Omar Ben Ali is a Palestinian man from the Jenin region of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He then applied for immigration status in Canada on humanitarian and compassionate grounds, and that was also denied. So he remains stateless and in bureaucratic limbo, separated from his wife and children, unable to go back to the home he came from and yet prevented by law from very basic elements of belonging and from living a normal life in the country that he has made his new home. And yet, despite having no legal status in Canada, Omar cannot return to Palestine Canada does not recognize the existence of a Palestinian state, and Israel as the occupying power will not allow him to return. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

myanmar: Inside the Bulukhali refugee camp, CTV's Peter Akman spoke to some of the victims of what the United Nations calls textbook ethnic cleansing, according to CTV. Nur Hawa, 28, says her husband was killed by Myanmar. Members of the Muslim minority group who managed to escape persecution and death as the Myanmar army burned down their villages are now facing hunger and disease. She escaped with her daughter, who suffered a fever and has a badly bloated belly. Doctors have been deployed by aid groups like the Minhaj Welfare Foundation, but the burden is enormous. Hawa has no money to buy food. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

quebec representative: A woman with five children who wears the niqab and wants to go to the library won't be able to take the bus, won't be able to have access to a place of learning to go with her family, and it will take an official request for her to have a reasonable accommodation, said Eve Torres, the Quebec representative of the National Council of Canadian Muslims, according to Metro News. It makes no sense. The proposed law has been vigorously opposed by Muslim advocacy groups in the province who say that it will unfairly target women who wear Islamic face coverings such as the niqab, which leaves only the eyes uncovered. Debate on the final draft of the bill starts Tuesday and a vote is likely sometime this week. function set Cookie related path / ; Related Jagmeet Singh calls out NDP opponents for 'inconsistent' positions on niqab ban Fading NDP in Quebec could give breath of life to Bloc Quebecois Hebert Many more apologies are owed to Canada's Muslim community Quebec's Liberal government says the legislation strikes a balance between the status quo and the more extreme solution put forward by the previous Parti Quebecois government to legislate a ban on public servants wearing any religious symbols on the job. Opposition parties say the proposed law won't do enough to stop religious minorities seeking to put their faith ahead of the common obligations of the state and their responsibilities as citizens. The bill specifically exempts any measures that might affect displays of Quebec's own Catholic heritage, which are considered cultural artifacts and testify to the province's history. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

recommendations: But he did not commit to any of the committee's 21 recommendations, saying only that the government will carry out further study and expects to provide more information on a path forward next year, according to CBC. Given the complexity and inter-dependencies of the issues, the impact on public confidence, on clients and authorized immigration and citizenship consultants, the government will carefully consider the committee's report and undertake a thorough analysis of key recommendations before determining how these issues could be addressed successfully, his response reads. In a formal response to a sweeping study by MPs on the immigration committee tabled four months ago, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said the government is seized with issues related to inadequate protection from unprofessional or unethical practitioners, and conceded a strong system of oversight is essential. A disappointed Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel said the response amounts to typical inertia. The fact they're not willing to do it suggests a sort of paralysis on their part, and that's to the detriment of people who are being exploited. There are very substantive proposals on the table on how to manage this, and the government really just needs to make a decision and implement it, she told CBC News. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

refugee shelters: Between 2016 and September of this year, the number of refugees staying in city shelters on a daily average shot up from 456 to 1,271, according to Toronto Star. This sent existing refugee shelters into full capacity and forced the city to rent an additional 275 rooms with about 900 beds, according to the report. According to a staff report heading to the city's community development and recreation committee next week, the Shelter, Support, and Housing Administration SSHA is projecting that by the end of the year they will have overspent 10.33 million on motel and hotel contracts for the housing of refugee claimants. Staff are recommending that council approve a 19-million funding proposal to prolong the response until the end of next year. Staff believe the current spike in refugee claimants will continue into 2018, Patricia Anderson, manager of partnership development and support at SSHA, told Metro in an email. City council will vote on the proposal at its November meeting. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

september release: The good news comes from Statistics Canada's September release regarding inter-provincial migration, according to The Chronicle Herald. For some time now, we have been paying close attention to the numbers of young people age 20 to 29 moving between Nova Scotia and the other Canadian provinces. Today I feel obligated to remind every business in Halifax and Nova Scotia of the importance and advantages of the AIP, to help with hiring new immigrants which will strengthen their workforce. At this time last year, we were very encouraged by the news that the number had improved from a recent average of a net loss of 1,500 to a net loss of 1,000. That's 500 more wage-earners, consumers, and taxpayers to help propel the provincial economy. There were still 1,000 more young people leaving Nova Scotia for Ontario, Alberta, and elsewhere, than were coming here from other provinces, but a net improvement of 500 was significant. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

sidewalk labs: Tuesday's announcement, headlined by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will see Google Canada move its headquarters to anchor the development in the city's port lands area, according to CTV. This will create a test bed for new technologies in Quayside, Trudeau said. Sidewalk Labs, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet, won a competition to partner with Waterfront Toronto to develop the project - named Sidewalk Toronto - as part of the Quayside neighbourhood. Technologies that will help us build smarter, greener, more inclusive cities which we hope to see scale across Toronto's eastern waterfront and eventually in other parts of Canada and around the world. Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet, touted both Toronto's multicultural population and Canada's immigration policy as part of the reasoning for choosing the country's most populous city for a US 50-million investment. Few specifics of the development were available, but Sidewalk said the area will be a hub for urban innovation built from the internet up that will tap into Toronto's tech sector to ultimately improve the quality of city life. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

story: The American fugitive slave from Kentucky, who died in 1909, was outlived by the foundation of her red-brick home in Toronto, along with a white porcelain pin box found at the residence and other personal items, according to Toronto Star. While the Louisville native is no longer around to share her tale of being owned at birth by a prominent white family, her escape to freedom via Niagara Falls and her new life in Toronto's St. W. and University Ave., her belongings and her story were sealed in the pavement. John's Ward neighbourhood, researchers Karolyn Smardz Frost and Holly Martelle are reviving her story.A two-day event, A Freedom-Seeker's Toronto, runs Wednesday and Thursday at George Brown College and includes art, music and the display of artifacts from a piece of Toronto's rich multicultural history. Article Continued Below These stories are all relatable. For us to move forward, it is important to learn about our past and know who we were, said Nikki Clarke, president of the Ontario Black History Society, which, along with George Brown College, is hosting the event. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

turkey hosts: Billed as the EU's largest humanitarian project, it was launched following an agreement between Turkey and the EU in which the bloc pledged 3 billion euros to help Syrian migrants in Turkey in return for Turkish assistance in curbing illegal migration to Europe, according to Metro News. Christof Stylianides, the EU commissioner for humanitarian aid, said Tuesday We have made a difference for a staggering 1 million people already. The program provides debit cards to the most disadvantaged families, allowing them to buy food and meet other needs. He was in Turkey to mark the milestone. Turkey hosts more than 3 million mostly-Syrian refugees. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

rating hat: But that's not how things go down in a George F. Walker play, according to NOW Magazine. In the Canadian playwright's latest dark comedy, Marcie Fiona Reid a down-on-her-luck middle-aged Walmart worker facing eviction, finds just such a cheque. Rating NNNNWhat would you do if you stumbled upon a lost cheque made out to cash that could change your life Many of us would do the honest thing and return it. But instead of returning it, she hatches a plan along with her stripper daughter, Jo Claire Burns and her best friend, Amie Anne van Leeuwen to keep the cash and make a fresh start. Within a standard low-rent living room set-up, director Wes Berger delivers a fast-paced, consistently hilarious take on the old found money conceit, exaggerating Walker's hard-hitting realism just a touch to get to good sitcom territory. This means out-smart harassing debt collectors, violent loan sharks and a shady strip club owner hell-bent on recovering the funds. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

daca: We've heard a lot about DACA, which stands for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, according to Rabble. To recap -- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA is an American immigration policy brought in by former president Barack Obama that allowed some individuals who entered the country as minors and stayed, to receive a renewable two-year permit which would free them from threat of deportation and allow them to have a work permit. The status of 800,000 young people who were born in the US to undocumented migrants remains very much in limbo. The policy was overturned by President Donald Trump in September this year, but the fight is not over. Tomorrow in Toronto, Christopher Torres will speak about how the DREAMers helped win Americans hearts and minds in order to achieve the goal of normalizing the status of 800,000 young people. United We Dream, was the famous American campaign that pushed President Obama to introduce the DACA Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

co-presidents blake: In June, members of the Nordstrom family including co-presidents Blake, Peter and Erik Nordstrom, said they were weighing the acquisition of 70 per cent of the department store's stock that they don't already own, according to CTV. That could give Nordstrom more flexibility to navigate a rapidly changing retail environment. The Nordstrom family told a special committee at the upscale retailer that they may start up the search again after the end of the crucial holiday season. Department stores sales have been under financial pressure as more people shop online, at off-price retailers, or spend less money overall on clothing, which makes up a big part of Nordstrom's business. It is experimenting with new concepts to win back shoppers as well. The Seattle retailer has been among the best performers in the department store arena, though its discount stores, called Nordstrom Rack, have been faring better than its department stores. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

face: The controversial legislation would effectively ban public workers including doctors, nurses, teachers and daycare workers as well as those receiving a service from the government, from wearing the niqab, burka or any other face covering, according to CBC. Amendments introduced in August extended the proposed rules to services offered by municipalities, including public transit. The Couillard government's Bill 62 on religious neutrality could be put to a vote as early as Tuesday, two years after it was tabled. As long as the service is being rendered, the face should be uncovered, Quebec Justice Minister St phanie Vall e said Monday in an interview with Daybreak host Mike Finnerty. The legislation, she said, is necessary for communication reasons, identification reasons and security reasons. This is a bill about levivre ensemble living together in harmony it's a bill about guidelines and clearly establishes neutrality of the state. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

department store: In June, members of the Nordstrom family including copresidents Blake, Peter and Erik Nordstrom, said they were weighing the acquisition of 70 per cent of the department store's stock that they don't already own, according to Toronto Star. That could give Nordstrom more flexibility to navigate a rapidly changing retail environment. The Nordstrom family told a special committee at the upscale retailer that they may start up the search again after the end of the crucial holiday season. Department stores sales have been under financial pressure as more people shop online, at off-price retailers or spend less money overall on clothing, which makes up a big part of Nordstrom's business. Article Continued Below It is experimenting with new concepts to win back shoppers as well. The Seattle retailer has been among the best performers in the department store arena, though its discount stores, called Nordstrom Rack, have been faring better than its department stores. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

freedom party: Near-final results from Sunday's balloting put his People's Party comfortably in first place, with 31.4 per cent of the vote, according to CTV. The right-wing Freedom Party came in second with 27.4 per cent. While no party won a majority, the telegenic Kurz is most likely to be sworn in as Austria's next chancellor - and Europe's youngest leader - after the tough coalition government negotiations that lie ahead. The centre-left Social Democratic Party of Austria, which now governs in coalition with People's Party, got 26.7 per cent. Smart and articulate, he eventually caught the eye of People's Party elders. Becoming head of government would be the next leap in a political career that started eight years ago when Kurz, then studying law, was elected chairman of his party's youth branch. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

g leaders: Populist politicians across Europe have seized on the issue to warn that migrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East could undermine Europe's way of life, according to Toronto Star. Read more G20 leaders defend globalization against populism, Trump's America First' agenda Article Continued Below Millennial man, Kurz, 31, set to take power in Austria Despite triumph, Angela Merkel dances with defeat Burman The strategy has paid off at the polls, boosting backers of Britain's move to leave the European Union and helping put a far-right candidate into the final round of France's presidential elections. react-empty 157 On Sunday, the right-wing Freedom Party received more than a quarter of the vote in Austria's parliamentary elections, putting it in a strong position to join the next government. The issue has been at the forefront of European politics since 2015, with the influx of more than two million migrants fuelling voters' fears of unrestricted immigration. Party leader Heinz-Christian Strache has described people fleeing wars in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan as invaders, and claimed earlier this year that Muslim immigrants create no-go areas wherever they settle. Whereas such tactics might previously have earned the Freedom Party and even Kurz a rebuke from other European countries, there was little outside criticism this time. Ahead of the Austrian election, the leader of Austria's centrist People's Party, Sebastian Kurz, adopted the Freedom Party's stance on immigration in a bid to woo their voters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigrants: He faces up to life imprisonment when he's sentenced on Jan. 22, according to Metro News. The Clearwater, Florida, man could have faced the death penalty had he gone to trial. James Matthew Bradley Jr., 61, pleaded Monday in federal court in San Antonio to one conspiracy count and a count of transporting the immigrants resulting in death. Authorities say at least 39 immigrants, most of them Mexicans, were packed into the sweltering trailer found by San Antonio police last July in a Walmart parking lot, although court records show that surviving immigrants estimated that between 70 and 180 to 200 people were carried in the trailer during the transport. Temperatures in San Antonio topped at 101 degrees that day.A co-defendant, Pedro Silva Segura, 47, still faces two conspiracy counts, including one of conspiracy to transport and harbour undocumented immigrants for financial gain resulting in death. The truck's refrigeration system wasn't working, and investigators say passengers had difficulty breathing as temperatures climbed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

immigration requests: The outburst came Monday after LePage summoned all 16 sheriffs to a closed-door meeting, according to Metro News. York County Sheriff William King and Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Joyce say they won't comply with federal immigration requests to temporarily hold inmates scheduled for release. Paul LePage says the media fanned the flames in a flap with sheriffs over his directive they should hold immigrants without warrants and is calling news organizations the most horrible organizations on the earth. They say it's unconstitutional to do so. Meanwhile, Joyce is working with federal officials to provide explicit probable cause for immigration holds on released inmates. Joyce said after the meeting the governor is considering a bill to indemnify jails for holding immigrants beyond release dates. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

isaiah thomas: James saw action in just one pre-season game and practised little after spraining his left ankle on Sept. 27, according to Toronto Star. But James, 32, seemed in good spirits Monday shooting with Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas and Jeff Green at Cleveland Clinic Courts and was pushing off the ankle without visible difficulty. Based on that conversation, Smith seemed sure Monday that James will be ready Tuesday night when the Cavaliers tip off the season against former teammate Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics at Quicken Loans Arena. Asked if the Cavs were prepared to face the Celtics without James, Smith said, Oh, he's going to go. I don't care what he's got to do, he's going to play. He's going to go, trust me on that. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

michel aoun: He specified rising unemployment among the Lebanese, according to Metro News. At least 1 million registered Syrian refugees live in Lebanon, almost 25 per cent of its population. Michel Aoun says the refugees' return to safe areas in Syria will put an end to their suffering and save Lebanon from negative repercussions. Many more are believed to live unregistered, straining the country's already fraying infrastructure. He says Lebanon doesn't want to force any returns, but appealed to international organizations not to frighten those who want to go home. Aoun spoke on Monday as he met diplomats from the Security Council countries, the European Union and the Arab League. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.

press hundreds: The capsizing occurred as the boat was approaching Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf in Cox's Bazar district bordering Myanmar's Rakhine state, according to CBC. He said villagers told police they recovered five bodies and at least 21 people survived. Survivors of the capsizing told local officials that up to 65 people were on board and almost half of them were children, local police official Sheikh Ashrafuzzaman said. Including Monday's capsizing, boat accidents have killed at least 184 Rohingya trying to reach Bangladesh. Dar Yasin/Associated Press Hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Myanmar since Aug. 25, when the military launched a crackdown decried by the United Nations as ethnic cleansing. A damaged boat which was carrying Rohingya Muslims who crossed over from Myanmar into Bangladesh, is seen near the shore of Bay of Bangal after it capsized near Shah Porir Dwip. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.